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Biology 1201 Exam 1 (LSU Dr. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




Bhattacharya) questions with answers |\ |\ |\




The larger the volume of a substance the more
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_______________ energy. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Thermal |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




A __________________ is a substance that cannot be broken
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down to other substances by chemical reactions. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Element |\ |\




A ___________________ is a substance consisting of two or
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more elements in a fixed ratio. - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Compound


A change in characteristics when elements combine to
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form a compound is an example of... - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Emergent Property |\ |\




What are the 20-25% of the 92 natural elements are
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required for life? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Essential
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Elements

,__________ _______________ are required by an organism in
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only minute quantities. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Trace
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Elements


_______________ is the measure of mass for atoms and |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



subatomic particles; the same as the atomic mass unit, or
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amu. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Dalton
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___________ is the smallest unit of matter that still retains
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the properties of an element. - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Atom


An element's _____________ _______________ is the number
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of protons in its nucleus. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Atomic
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Number


Protons + Neutrons = - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Mass
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Number/Atomic Mass |\




________________ are two atoms of an element that differ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



in the number of neutrons. - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Isotopes

,___________________ ______________ decay spontaneously, |\ |\ |\ |\



giving off particles and energy. - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Radioactive Isotopes |\




What are uses of Radioactive Isotopes? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Radioactive isotopes have many
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applications in biological research. |\ |\ |\




Radioactive decay rates can be used to date fossils.
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Radioactive isotopes are also used to diagnose medical
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disorders.


____________ is the capacity to cause change. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Energy |\




________________ __________ is the energy that matter |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



possesses because of its location or structure. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Potential Energy
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The ______________ electrons are from the nucleus, the
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more potential energy they have. - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔farther


The different states of potential energy of the electrons of
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an atom are called _________________ ___________. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Electron Shells
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, ___________________ electrons are those in the outermost |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



shell. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Valence
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An ___________ is the three dimensional space where an
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electron is found 90% of the time. - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Orbital


No more than _____ electrons can occupy a single orbital.
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- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔2
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Atoms with incomplete valence shells can share or
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transfer valence electrons with certain other atoms.
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These interactions usually result in atoms staying close
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together, held by attractions called _________________
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__________. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Chemical Bonds |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




A _______________ ________ is the sharing of a pair of
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valence electrons by two atoms. - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Covalent Bond |\




A ________________ consists of two or more atoms held
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together by covalent bonds. - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔molecule

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